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34 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 3 out of 7
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  1. Time Out New York
    Reviewed by: Aaron Hillis
    60
    Krakowski's modestly charming culture-shock comedy has an unusual midpoint game changer, as it suddenly mutates into an intimate familial-generational drama.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Michael Ordona
    50
    Paved with clichés, the apparently well-meaning Looking for Palladin is a long journey with no new places.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ronnie Scheib
    50
    Amiable but uneven.
  4. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Nicolas Rapold
    40
    Requiring cuts, some sense of direction, and dialogue that doesn't either declare or dither, the film looks like it was fun to make.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Doris Toumarkine
    30
    Krakowski's heavy-handed overreaching is the fatal problem: It's impossible to believe this character, even as he softens late in the game, as a forgiving and familiar victim of awful parenting.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    A semicoherent, overacted mélange of travelogue, farce and suds.
  7. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    25
    Has a split personality. It starts as a comedy but morphs into an icky family melodrama. It should have stuck with the yuks.
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